Print Works Bistro

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

French Bistro Cooking, Locally Rooted

Print Works Bistro is an employee-owned restaurant adjacent to Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina, built around a clear idea: classical and modern French bistro dishes made with locally sourced ingredients. The kitchen moves between tradition and the contemporary without losing sight of either, producing food that earns the "extraordinary flavors" the restaurant promises without overselling it.

The dining room has become a genuine destination in Greensboro's Gate City. Reviewers describe "an incredible atmosphere the second you walk in," with a luxuriously designed interior, high ceilings, and white curtains that somehow manage to avoid feeling stuffy — a balance that is harder to achieve than it sounds. The patio is popular enough that weekend brunch there has been called worth a trip on its own. OpenTable diners have rated Print Works Bistro among the top 100 restaurants in the United States for both date nights and outdoor dining, a recognition that reflects consistent, real-world satisfaction rather than a single moment of notice.

The Wine and Drinks Program

The beverage list is a serious part of the experience. More than 75 wines are available by the glass, drawn from a cellar that earned the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence — a mark of genuine depth and curation. The cocktail list changes with the seasons and is built around housemade honeys, syrups, and demeraras; drinks like the PWB Old Fashioned with maple pecan syrup or the herbaceous Shade of Envy with Sutler's Gin and basil reflect the same attention to local character found in the kitchen. The beer selection leans entirely on North Carolina craft breweries, from Greensboro's own Little Brother Brewing to Wicked Weed in Asheville.

A Restaurant with Civic Roots

Print Works Bistro is part of the Quaintance-Weaver family of restaurants and hotels, led by Dennis and Nancy Quaintance and Mike Weaver. The group was a national semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Restaurateur award — described as the Oscars of the food world — a nomination chosen from 15,000 entries. Dennis Quaintance credited the recognition squarely to his restaurant teams: "They are the ones humping it every day. This would have never happened were it not for their collective behaviors and sincerity." That ethos of employee ownership and shared investment in quality runs through everything Print Works Bistro does, from the sourcing of ingredients to the depth of the wine list.